Bottle filling and capping machine



E. C(FOGLE.

BOTTLE-FILLING AND CAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22, 1920.

Patented May 30, 1922.

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BOTTLE FILLING AND CAPPING MACH |NE. APPLICATION FILED APR.22, I920.

1,418,146. Y Patented y 30,1922.

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BOTTLE FILLING AND CAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATlON r1150 APR.22, 1920.

Patented May 30, 1922.

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BOTTLE HLLING AND CAPPING MACHINE.

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E. C. FOGLE/ BOITLE FILLING AND CAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-22, 1920. 1,418, 146. P ent d May 30, 1922.

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BOTTLE FILLING AND CAPPLNG MACHINE.

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EARL C. FOGLE, 0F ELKTON, VIRGJiNIA, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-THIRD T0 EDWARD C.MIARTZ AND ONE-THIRD IO JOHN W. JYEORRISON, BOTH OF HABRISONBURG,

* VIRGINIA.

BOTTLE EILJLiING AND GAPEING LIACHINE.

Specification 01" Letters Patent. I Patented lvlay 30 1922 Applicationfiled April 22, 1920. Serial No. 375,801.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, EARL C. FooLn, a citizen oi the United States,residing at Elkton, in the county of hockingham and State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle Filling andCapping Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in bottlefilling and capping machines and has for its primary object that asbottles are continuously fed through the machine in pairs or sets, theywill be tilled and capped.

Another object ot the invention resides in. the provision of a machineof the above stated character in which each bottle Will be filled witha. mixture oI a syrup and water ted thereto from separate gages as thebottle travels through the machine.

The invention has tor another object, the provision of a machine oi theabove stated character in which the bottles may be car ried through thesame on an endless conveyor and presented first to a syrup gage and thento a water gage. where the filling operation is completed and the bottlecapped or sealed, after which it is ready toleave the machine.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a machineof the above stated character in which the syrup. and water gages andalso the capping mechanism may be mounted upon a supporting frame sothat as one set of bottles receives the water and then the caps anotherset of bottles is receiving the syrup from the syrup ges and anintermediate set already provided with the syrup is in position betweenthe syrup gages and the water gages ready to be moved into engagementtherewith as the filled and capped set moves on.

The invention has for a further object. the provision of a machine ofthe above stated character in which the gages for syrup and the waterwill be of such construction that they may receiv and pass on to thebottles only the proper quantity of syrup and water that the relativeproportions of syrup and water in the different bottles will be the sameand only sufiicient to fill the bottles.

The invention has for a further object. the

provision of a machine of the above stated character in which thebottles will be capped immediately upon receiving the water whichcompletes the operation of filling of the botties, and while the bottlesare securely held in engagement with the Water gages.

The invention has for a still further object, the provision of a machineof the above stated character in which all of the bottles to be filledare supplied with the syrup at each operation of the machine, will bemoved into engagement with the syrup gages at the same time another setis moved into engagement with the water gages by raising of thereciprocating table over which the bottles pass as they move beneath thegages.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a machineof the above stated character in which the endless conveyor for thebottles be actuated by a rocker frame upon each operation of the latterin one direction through which a new set of bottles is brought intoposition beneath the water gages and capping mechanism.

The invention has for a still further object the provision of a'machineof the above stated character in which will be included means forautomatically opening the syrup and water gages as the bottles move toposition within the same'to receive the contents of the gages.

The invention has for a still further object, the provision of a machineof the above stated character in which the gages will be automaticallyopened to receive a new supply of syrup and water duringthe rearwardmovement of the rocker frame and as new sets of bottles are brought topositionbeneath the gages.

The invention has for a still further object, the provision of a machineof the above stated character in which caps will be automatically fed tothe bottles as the filling operation completed, a single cap beingpresentcd for each bottle and brought to position across the head of thebottle next to be automatically clamped thereon after com pletion ofupward movement of the bottle toward the water gage from which thefilling of the bottle is completed.

A still "further object of the invention resides in the provision of amachine of the above stated character in which movement of all of theoperative parts may be properly timed and in which both the rocker frameand the reciprocating table will receivetheir force from a single powershaft.

The invention has for another object, the provision of a machine of theabove stated character in which all of the operative parts may bemounted in a compact supporting frame and the rocker frame supportingmember adjusted vertically upon the main frame members to adapt themachine for filling andcapping bottles of different sizes.

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision'of amachine of the above stated character in which the feeding mechanism forthe caps may be operated from the main power shaft and the rocker framemoved back and forth to either operate or control operation ofpractically all of the operative parts of the machine.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent as the descriptionproceeds and it plete machine.

Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal section through the mainportion of the machine, showing in dotted lines the endless conveyor andthe bottles passing over the bottle raising table with the latter in itslowermost or unoperated position.

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical section through one of the syrup gagesand associated p arts.

Figure (3 is an enlarged plan view of the water gage supporting tableand the parts carried thereby, one of the bottle actuated slide valvesbeing shown in section.

Figure 7 is an enlarged vertical section through one of the water gagesand the parts connected therewith.

Fi ure 8 is an enlar ed detail section t: 2-: through the lower end ofone of the water gages taken at right angles to Figure 7 and showing indotted lines a bottle engaged the head thereof.

Figure 1(lis an enlarged detail transverse section on the plane of line10-10 of Figure 9, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows,thisfigure disclosing the construction and cooperation of the capkickingmeans.

Figure 11 is an enlarged detail vertical section through one of the capfeeding tubes, disclosing the mechanism for preventing the feeding ofmore than one cap to abottle at a time and separating the caps as theytravel downwardly in the cap feeding tube.

Figure 12 is a detail section, taken on the plane of line 12-12 ofFigure 6, looking in s the direction indicated by the arrows, todisclose the construction of one of the bottle actuated valves employedin the syrup and water feed pipes leading to the gages.

Figure 13 is a detail section, of a portion of one of the bottleoperated valve arms,

taken on the plane of line 13-18 of Fig ure 4. 1

Figure 14 is an enlarged fragmentary plan of the endless bottleconveyor.

Figure 15 is an enlarged detail section taken on the plane of line 15-15of Figure 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow, todisclose the manner in which the endless bottle conveyor is operatedfrom the rocker frame. v

Figure 16 is an enlarged vertical section through one of the bottle caphoppers taken on the plane of line 16-16 of Figure2, looking in thedirection indicated by the arrow.

Figure 17 is a detail transverse section through the cap hopper, takenon the plane of line 17-17 of Figure 16.

Figure 18 is a detail section through the agitating and feeding wheel,as shown on the plane of line 18-18 of Figure 16, looking in thedirection indicated by the arrows.

Figure 19 is a detail plan view of one end of the rocker'frame, showingthe relative positions of the various operating and actuating lugscarried thereby. l

Figure 20 is an enlarged detail section on the plane of line 20-20 ofFigure 2, showing the adjustable mounting of the rocker frame supportingmembers.

Figure 21 is a detail transverse section 011 the plane of line 21-21 ofFigure 20.

Figure 22 is a detail section through the cushioning and equalizingsprings and spring cylinder provided for the pivot arm employed foroperating the rocker frame actuating member. v

Figure 23 is a top plan of the driving shaft and the operating mechanismtherefor, showing the mounting of the same in the lower part of the mainsupporting frame of the machine. I

Figure 24 is a detail vertical section on the plane of line 24-24 ofFigure 23,1ooking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 25 is an enlarged detail section on properly supported.

the plane of line 2525 of Figure 23, looking in the direction indicatedby the arrows.

Referring in detail to the drawings in which similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1indicates the corner frame members of the supporting frame of themachine and 2 the lower longitudinal side frame members connecting thecorner frame members in pairs. The corner frame members 1 may beconnected by any other suitable longitudinal transverse connections andracing bars, not shown. The longitudinal brace bars 2 have been shown.in the drawings as the means to support upstanding shaft bearing plates3 on opposite sides of the machine and lower transverse supporting bars4,. in order that the power shaft 5 of the machine and a differentialdriving gear mechanism (5 for the shaft 5 may be These parts will bedescribed in detail, later.

The main power shaft 5 of the machine i126 a fly wheel 7 mounted uponone end and the belt wheel 8 upon its opposite end. The shaft 5 also hasa cam member 9 mounted thereon intermediate its ends and is providedwith an offset or crank portion 10 to one side of the cam member 9. A.gear wheel 11 is mounted on the shaft 5 to the other side of the cammember 9. A pitnian arm 12 is mounted on the offset or crank portion 10of the shaft 5 while the gear wheel 11 meshes with and is driven by agear wheel 13 carried by the shaft 141: of the differential gearmechanism (3. The shaft ila so has a plurality of gear wheel 15 ofdifferent diameters mounted thereon and meshing with the driving gears16 of different diameters and which are loosely mounted upon the shaft17 of the differential gear mechanism 6. The shafts i l and 17 aremounted in bearings 18 carriedby the lower transverse supporting bars4i, the shaft 1? having one end extended through one of the plates 53and provided with a main driving or belt wheel 19 which may be connectedwith any suitable source of power for operating the machine. Suitablestop collars 20 are secured-to the shaft 17 to either side of the gearwheel to prevent longitudinal movement of the latter upon the shaft 17,as shown clearly in Figure of the drawings. The shaft 11'' is providedwith the longitudinal hey slot 21 and eachgear 16 has aslote:-:tendin,9; therethrough and comnninicating with the central borethereof so that the slot 22 of either gear wheel 16 may register withthe slot 21 ot the shaft 1'i' tov receive the enlarged portion 23 of thesliding key 24 movably positioned in the key slot 21 of the shaft 17.The key 24- has the end of its body or shank secured to the collar 25which is slidably mounted upon the shaft 17 and has the peripheralgroove 26 in its outer "face, within which the sleeve 27 is engaged,said sleeve 27 being pivotally connected with the forked end 28 of thegear shifting lever 29, as shown at 30. This gear shifting lever 29 ispivotally mounted upon a stationary in emher connected with the mainframe, shown at 31 and has a locking member 32 for engagement with thelocking segment 33 to lock the lever 29 in adjusted position byengagement of the locking member of the lever 29 with the segment afterthe lrey 24 has been moved to bring the enlarged or working end 23thereof into the slot ot the proper gear wheel 16 so that the machinemay be driven or operated at the speed desired.

The pitman arm 12 is formed in two sections the portion connected withthe o'tlset or crank section 10 of the shaft 5 having a piston head 84formed on its opposite end and engaged between the springs and 236within the cylinder 37, through which this section of the pitman arm orrod 12 is engaged, as clearly shown in Figure of the drawings. Theopposite or remaining section of the pitman arm 12 one end threaded asshown at and threaded through the piston head 39, which latter isthreaded upon the open end of the cylinder 37, thereby providing aresilient connection between the sections of the pitman arm 12. Theopposite end of the last mentioned section of the pitman arm 12 ispivotally connected with the rocker frame actuating rod -10, which ispivoted intermediate its ends, as shown at 11, to the bracket member 42carried by the transverse horizontal stationary plate e 8, which latteris positioned between the corner frame members 1 and connectedtherewith, shown at This transversestationary plate -13 has the centralopening 45 to accommodate the vertically reciprocating bottle raisingtable l6, as clearly shown in Figures and 4: of the drawings.

The reciprocating bottle raising table i6 has a plunger 1'? dependingcentrally from its lower face and engaged in the guide casing d8 securedto the under face of the stationary support 13 and extendingtransversclv beneath the recii n'ocating bottle raising table d6, anysuitable securing members.

bifurcated lower end 53, within which is bottle longitudinally overthebottle raising reciprocating table46, this table has mountedlongitudinally upon its upper ,face the guide rail or track sectionwhich has downwardly curved opposite end portions 56 and within theentire upper edge of the guide rail or track member 55 is provided agroove 57 for the depending guide tongues 58 or guide fingers carried bythe links 59 of the endless bottle conveyor. Stationary guide rails ortrack members 60 correspond ing to the guide rail or track members 55are mounted on the ends of the stationary transverse supporting member43 and in alinement with the guide rail or track member 55. The guiderail or track members 60 are also curved downwardly at their endsopposite the ends of the guide rail or track member 55, as shown at 61,thereby eliminat ing danger of the links 59 of the endless conveyorchain becoming caught on the end of the guide rail or track membersduring operation of the same. Guide rail or track members 60 areprovided with a guide groove 62 in their upper edge and in alinementwith the guide groove 57 of the guide rail or track section 55 when thetable 46 is in its lowermost or unoperated position.

The link 59 of the endless conveyor chain has a bifurcated rear end 63and a forwardly projecting tongue 64- formed on the forward end so thatthe links may be pivotally connected by suitable pivot pins 65 passedthrough the interlocking tongues 64: and bifurcated ends 68, as clearlyshown in Figure 14 of the drawings. The links 59 also have sideextensions 66 carrying bottle encircling rings 67 so that each link maycarry a pair of bottles across the reciprocating bottle table 46. .Itwill be understood that the rings 67 are of suflicient size to encirclethe largest sized bottle which the machine will accommodate and whensmaller bottles are to be filled by this machine, rings or gasketmembers may be placed in the ring 67 to properly support a smallerbottle in upright position.

The bottles to be filled by this machine have been shown by dotted linesin several of the views and in full lines in Figure 2, in order that theoperation of the machine may be more clearly understooch The bottles aredesignated by the letter A. Forward and ward supporting table 68, aswell as. the

rear gage supporting table 68 is composed of a lower section or-halt 7 Oand an upper section or half 71, the object of which will presentlyappear. Syrup gages 72, preferably tour in number, are arranged inpairsv above the forward supporting table 68 with their tapereddischarge ends 73pro'jecting through the tables 68. It will beunderstood that the table 68 is provided in each corner portion with adownwardly tapered gage receiving opening 7% to receive one of the syrupgages 72. Each gage is preferably of cylindrical form and composed ofbrass or some other suitable material. Each syrup gage 72 has aremovable screw cap 75 mounted in its upper end and through which isengaged a gage rod 76 having a head or disk 77 mounted on its lower endand adapted to reciprocate in the lower portion of the gage 7'2. Upwardmovement of the rod 76 and disk or piston 77 is limited by stop nuts 79adjustably threaded upon the rod 7 6 for engagement with the under faceor inner face of the cap 75. Each syrup gage is also provided with a,transverse partition plate 80 in the upper part of its tapereddischarge.

end 73 and a filling opening 81 in the side of the syrup gage 72 abovethe partition plate 80 and a discharge openin 82 in the gage 72 belowthe partition 80. flach syrup gage 72 has a horizontal perforated ear 88positioned upon one side to receive a turned or hooked gage rotatingmember 8% to rotate the gage 72 within the table 68, as will be laterfully described. Each syrup gage 72, when in one position, has itsfilling opening 81 registering with a syrup passage 85 formed in theopposed faces of the upper and lower halves 71 and 7 0 respectively ofthe table 68. The syrup feed passages 85 are preferably connected inpairs with their connected portions receiving a syrup tube 86 connectingwith a syrup tank or the like, not shown; Each syrup teed passage 85 isnormally closed by a transverse slide valve 87 working throi'igh thesame and normally held in closed position with a solid portion of thevalve across the syrup feed passage 85, by means of a helical spring 88positioned in the end of the valve chamber 89 in the table 68. When thevalve 87 is moved to open position, however, the valve opening 90registers with the syrup passage 85, permitting the syrup to be forcedinto the'syrup gage 72, provided the filling opening 81 thereofregisters with the syrup passage 85. A valve stem 91 is connected witheach valve 87 and depends therefrom, the lower end of the valve stem 91connecting with the end of a valve operating arm 92, Which is pivotedintermediate its ends upon a supporting bracket 93, which latterprojects from one of the supporting standards or posts 69. The oppositeor remaining end of the valve operating arm 92 is curved, and preferablyof arcuate form, as shown at 9 1, and extended in the ath of movement ofthe bottles to be filled so that the valve may be operated by thebottles to be filled just previous to reaching a position beneath thesyrup gages 72, as will be clearly understood as the descriptionproceeds. Each syrup gage 72, when in its other or emptying position,has both its filling opening 81 and its emptying or discharge opening 82registering with a curved connecting passage 95 in the table 68, aportion 96 of which is extended downwardly to provide for the passage95. 1t

will therefore be seenthat when the fluid or syrup gage 72 is in itsemptying position, the contents thereof may be readily discharged fromthe open lower tapered discharge end 73.

The water gages 97 are mounted in the rear gage supporting table 68 in amanner similar to the mounting of the syrup gages 72 in the forwardtable 68 and as the rear table 68 is of the same construction as theforward table 68, the parts thereof have been correspondingly numberedand further detail description of the rear table 68 is thought to beunnecessary, at this time, as far as it corresponds with the forwardtable 68. The water gages 97 are of substantially the same form as thesyrup gages 72 and therefore corresponding parts are given the samereference characters in the drawings and further detail description ofthese parts, at the present time, is believed to be unnecessary, It maybe stated however, that each water gage 97 should be about twice thesize of a syrup gage 72, as it is proposed to supply a bottle to befilled with twice as much water as syrup, although this may be varied byproper adjustment of the disks 77 in the lower compartments of the syrupand water gages, as will be readily understood.

The lower ends of the water gages 97 where they extend through theopenings 74: provided therefor in the rear table 68, are of invertedfrusto-conical form and terminate in the end portions 98, having beveledor :l'rusto-conical openings 99, at the upper end of which the lowerpartition plates 80 are located, between the openings 81 and 82 of thewater gages, as will be readily understood by referring to the drawings,particularly Figure 7. Around each water gage discharge end 98 ispositioned a sleeve 100,

having a flanged upper edge 101 which is secured to the under face ofthe, rear table 68, by suitable securing members 102. The sleeve 100extends a short distance below the end 98 of the water gage 97 and has acollar 103 threaded upon its lower extremity and provided with aninturned lower end 10 i which serves to supporta rubber gasket 105 andhold the same in engagement with the lower end of the sleeve 1.00, thepurpose of which will presently appear. The sleeve 100 is furtherprovided with a transverse bottle cap accommodating slot 106 above thecollar 103 but below the discharge end of the water gage 97, whereby acap may be fitted to each bottle as the same is brought to position toreceive the water from the water gage 97, as will belater fullydescribed.

slide valve 87, such as described for controlling the feeding of thesyrup to the syrup gages, is also employed in the water passage 85 ofthe rear table 68 to control the passage of water through the water 97.suitable water feed pipes 86 being employed to conduct water from asuitable source of supply, not shown, to the connected water passages85. The valve operating mechanism for the valve 87 in the water passages85 is the same as for the valve 87 of the forward table 68 and istherefore correspondingly numbered.

The bottle caps are fed into the sleeve 100 through cap feeding tubes107 having curved lower ends 108 extended through the rear table 68, atransverse slot 109 being pro vided in the rear table 68 to one side ofthe water gage, as clearly shown in the drawings. The upper ends of thecap feeding tubes 107 for the pair of water gages 97 on each side of themachine are connected in spaced relation, with the bottom of a caphopper 109 which has one vertical wall 110 and an opposite downwardlyinclined wall 111, thereby providing a wide upper end and a narrow lowerend or bottom for the hopper. The two remaining sides of the hopper,designated by the numeral 112 are also downwardly inclined and suitablesupport ing or bracket'arms 113 are secured to the last mentioned sides112 of each hopper and to the upper vertically adjustable longitu dinalrails 114 of the main frame of the machine. hoppers 109 are provided andmounted in parallel relation above the rear table 68. A shank 115 ismounted transversely through each hopper 109 and has mounted thereonwithin each hopper a solid wheel or disk It will be understood that twocap wheel 116 which isv adapted for rotation in of the solid portion ofthe wheel 116, around the'peripheral portion thereof by the capseparating ribs 119 extended. radially across the face of the ring 118opposite the solid or disk portion of the wheel in spaced relation. Eachrib has opposite beveled side faces and a reduced extension 120 formedon its narrow face to connect the latter with the solid or disk portion116 of the wheel. The ribs 119 are so spaced around the wheel that thedistance between each pair of ribs 119 is equal to only a little morethan the diameter of the bottle cap at the widest portion thereof. ItWill. also be seen that by forming the ribs 119 in the manner described,each cap must turn against the solid or disk portion 116 of the wheelwith its wide or open side thereagainst and its narrow or closed outerside toward the ring 118 before the bottle cap can pass downwardlybetween a pair of the ribs 119 and into one of the cap feeding tubes107, it being understood that the transverse width of the hopper 109 atthe bottom thereof will not permit acap to enter one of the cap feedingtubes 107 unless it is fed thereto by the wheel described, which servesto continually agitate the caps within the hopper 109, turn the caps andfeed them into the feed tubes 107, as stated. T he shaft 115 has a beltwheel 121 on an extended end, around which a drive belt 122 is engagedand which also extends around the belt wheel 8, previously described,whereby power may be transmitted from the main drive shaft 5 to theshaft 115 to cause continual rotation of the latter and the cap feedingwheels 116 within the hoppers 109, during operation of the machine. Itwill be apparent that by mounting the cap feeding wheels in the hoppersas described, they may be readily placed in position or removed asrequired.

The upper longitudinal frame members 114 are connected at their oppositeends by cross members 123, the extended ends 124 of which are slidablyengaged between the guide and supporting rails 125 mounted on the innerfaces of'the corner members 1, adjacent the upper ends of the latter.Set screws 126 or the like are employed for securing the upper sidemembers 114 of the frame, said setscrews 126 being shown as threadedthrough one of the rails 125 of each pair and'having clamping engagementwith the extended ends 124: of the cross members 123. .The extended ends124 are also shown as being provided with upwardly and downwardlyextended portions within the pairs of rails 125, as will. be clearly understood by referring to Figures 20 and 21 of the drawings.

In order to prevent more than one cap being fedto the lower turned end108 of any cap feeding tube 107, I have provided a cap separatingmechanism for each tube which includes a pair of fingers'127 whichoperate through the narrow side of the tube 107 and have transverse pins128. in their outer ends which ride in elongated longitudinal. slots 129of a rock arm 130, which lat ter is pivoted centrally upon a pivot pin131 mounted in a supporting bracket arm 132 projecting from the side ofthe tube 107. The arm 130 has rigidly connected to its central portionan inclined operating arm 133, adapted to be engaged by an operatinglug'134t. Arm 133 has a section 133 pivoted at 133", to permit lug 134;to pass the same in one direction so that arm 30 will not be operated bymovement of lug 13 1 in one direction. The rock arm 130 is normally heldin one position with the upper finger 127 projecting into the tube 107to prevent the bottle cap within the tube 107 from passing to the lowerend thereof, a spring 135 being shown as means for resilientlyretainingthe rock arm 130 in position, the'spring 135 having one endconnected with the upper portion of the rock arm 130 while its oppositeend is connected with the tube 107. The mechanism just described isclearly shown in Figure 11 of the drawings and also Figure 9. and is tobe duplicated for each tube 107.

In order that each cap should be brought to proper position over the topof the bottle for which it is intended, at the proper time, I haveprovided a cap kicking mechanism for use in connection with the tube 107and which consists of a reciprocating cap engaging plunger 136, whichhas its main portion engaged through the transverse partition 137 in thehorizontal chamber 138 formed on the lower end of the tube 107, the mainportion of the cap engaging and kicking plunger 136 projecting into thelower turned end 108 of the tube 107, opposite the slot 106 of thesleeve 100. The free end or engaging end of the plunger 136 hasaV-shaped recess 139 so that the plunger 136 may readily engage the sideof the cap and kick the same into the sleeve by way of the slot 106 tillthe cap proiects partly over the top of the bottle entering the sleeve100 as shown in the detail Figure 9, from which position the cap will bedrawn by the bottle as the latter moves upwardly in the sleeve 100,until the cap is completely over the bottle at the end of the fillingoperation, when the cap will be clamped upon the bottle by the inclinedwalls 99'of the discharge end of the water gage 97 as the bottlecontinues in upward movement therein. The plunger 136 has anenlarged'outer or rear end forming a head 1&0, rearwardly ofthe'partition 137 ,to limit movement of the plunger 136 into the lowerend 108 of the tube 107. A shank 1 11 projects outwardl from the head14:0 and has an enlarged outer end or disk head 142 formed thereon whichis engaged by a corresponding disk orhead 143 on the inner end of areciprocating rod 144 which operates through the rear end. of thechamber 138. A spring 145 is engaged around the shank 141 and has oneend bearing against the partition 137 while its opposite end bearsagainst the disk or head 142 to resiliently retain the plunger 136 inits outward or withdrawn position, permitting the cap released by theseparating mechanism to travel downwardly in the tube 107 to a positionopposite the slot 106 or with the cap partly projecting through the slot106, ready to be kicked into position over the top of the bottle. Areciprocating rod 144 has a bracket 146 formed on its outer end with aroller 147 mounted therein and this rod 144 is resiliently retained inits outermost position by means of a spring); 148 engaged there aroundand having one end bearing against the upper end of the chamber 138while its opposite end bears against the bracket 146. The roller 147 isengaged at the'proper time and forced inwardlv to cause operation of theplunger 136, by a cam projection 149, which will be mentioned later.

As for operating the various movablev parts of this machineat theproperjtime, I h ave provided arocker frame150 which reciprocates orrocks back and forth over the tables 68 and isrnounted upon the upperlongitudinal rails 114 of'the main frame, by means of rollers 151carried in the outturned ends of upstanding bracket arms 1.59,, whichlatter are mounted on the longitudinal side bars 153 of saidrocker frame150 adjacent the ends of the latter. as clearly shown in Fi nice 19 ofthe drawings; The rocker frame 150 has a forwarddepending frame 154 anda rear dependingrame 154 surrounding the forward-and rear tables 68 aswill be readily seen by referring to the drawings. Carried by the rockerframe 150, above the opposite longitudinal side of each depending:-frame 154. are; the turned or hooked e 35c operatin q' members 64,previ,- ously mentioned, thereby causing: a turn of each page upon'movement of the rocker frame 150 in either direction. It will beunderstoml that the members 84 are arranged in spaced relation inpair'supon opposite sides of the-rocker frame 150, as shown in Figure 19of the drawings. By referring to this figure, it will also-be seen thatthis portion of the rocker frame 150, above the rear depending frame'154has two of the separating mechanism operating lugs 134 arranged upon oneside while the other pair of separating mechanism operating; lugs arecarried by an arm projecting from the endkof the rocker frame 150,whereby the cap separating mechanism for thereof while the other pair ofcam projections 149 are carried by an arm 156 projecting longitudinallyfrom one end member of the depending frame 154. Each cam projection 149is adapted to engage the wheel 147 contacting; therewith and force therod 144 upon which the wheel 147 is mounted inwardly to operate the capplunger 136 in alinement therewith andthereby force the cap for thebottle through the slot 106 of the sleeve 100 upon each rearwardmovementof the rocker frame 150 and at practically the end of suchmovement and thus after the bottles are filled;

The 'rockerframe 150 has an'upwardly and rearwardly directed arm 15?secured to its rear end and provided with a transverse pin 158 in itsrearextended end, which rides in an elongated slot 159 in the upper-endof the conveyor operating lever 160. This lever 160 is pivotednearits'upper end as shown at 161 to a supporting bracket 162 carried. by across support 163 mounted, on the upper longitudinal frame members 114,as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. The lever 160 is also providedwith a forked lower end'164 which is adapted to engage the endlessconveyor on the rear side of the oppositely extended cross arms 66,previously described, and move the conveyor the proper distance eachtime therocker frame 150 moves forwardly to carry away'the bottles whichhave received syrup from the syrup gages and those that have receivedwater from the water gases and been capped, and move into the place ofthese bottles the next-sets to be brought into engagement with the gageson the return or rearward movement of the rocker frame 150. Projectingfrom the for- I ward. end of the rocker frame 150 and centrally thereofis the perforated ear 165, through which is engaged the depending pin166 carried by the oscillating arm 167, which latter has one end pivotedto the supporting bracket 16S mountedon one of the longitudinal upperframe members 114, while the opposite end of the oscillating arm 167 metends across the other longitudinal upper frame member 114 and rests inthe upper extensions 66, as in Figure 1, it is made in sectionspivotally connected together at 160 to break joint on such movement tothe right and to remain in rigid relation with each other duringmovement to the left.

As it is believed, the complete operation of this machine will beclearly understood, without further detail description of the parts orexplanation thereof, the operation of the various parts will not bedescribed in detail. The complete operation of the machine, however, maybe briefly stated as follows.

The operative parts of the machine are so arranged and timed that uponeach forward movement of the rocker frame 150, caused by therocker'frame actuating rod 40, the water and syrup gages 97 and 72respectively are given a, quarter revolution to bring the fillingopenings 81 thereof into registration with the passages 85 in the tables68 to receive water and syrup respectively from their sources of supply.At the same time, the vertically reciprocating bottle raising table 46is permitted to drop by the wheel or roller 54 engaging and riding onthe lower or small portion of the cam 9 and the lever 160 is actuated tomove the conveyor chain so as to bring a bottle to position beneath eachof the water-and syrup'gages. As these bottles move to position beneaththe gages, they contact with and operate the arcuate end 94 of the valveoperating members '92, thereby opening the valves 87. It may here bestated that the valve 87 can only be operated to permit the gages to befilled'when a bottle is moving to position beneath the gages andtherefore, should anything happen to one of the bottles before itreaches the syrup gages or the water gages or should a bottle be leftout or removed for any cause whatsoever the gages beneath frame 150 andtherefore could not waste the liquid on-the next or return movement ofthe rocker frame 150. A forward movement of the rocker frame 150 alsoserves, as previously described to operate the bottle cap separatingmechanism for the cap feeding tube 107 leading to the sleeve 100 beneaththe rear table 68 and surrounding the discharge ends of the water gages97. As the cap agitating and turning wheels 116 in the cap hoppers 109are operated continuously to drop the cap into the upper end of thefeeding tube ,107, there will always be a supply of caps above the capseparating mechanism of the tubes 107. Therefore, upon the operation ofthe cap separating mechanism, of each tube, the lowermost cap in eachtube 107 will be released and permitted to slide downwardly through thelower turned end 108 of the tube 107 and into the slot 106 of the sleeve100 for which it is intended,ready to be kicked to proper position overthe top of the bottle brought to position beneath the gage. lit may bestated at this time that as the frame moves forwardly, a lug 134 thereonengages the de pending arm 188 of the cap separating mechanism for eachtube 107 and swing the rock arm 130 thereof so as to withdraw the upperfinger 127 from beneath the lowermost cap feeding tube 107 and at thesame time force inwardly the lower finger 1.27 to catch this cap.Immediately upon the completion of the forward movement of the rockerframe 150, however, the spring 135 of the cap separating mechanism willreturn the rocker arm 130 with the upper and lower fingers 127 and thedepending arm'133 to their normal position as the lug 134 moves awayfrom the dependingarm 133, thereby releasing the lowermost cap, upon thelower finger 127 and arresting downward movement of the remaining capsin the tube 107 and all of the caps above the same, permitting only thelowermost cap to slide down the curved or turned lower end 108 of thetube 107.

The movement of the rocker frame 150 forwardly and the consequentoperation of the parts of the machine just described will take placeduring a part of the complete revolution of the operating shaft 5 andwhile the wheel or roller 54 is riding upon the small portion of the cam9. During the remainder of the revolution of the operating shaft 5,however, the roller 54 rides upon the large portion of the cam 9,thereby resulting in an upward movement of the vertical reciprocatingbottle raising table 46 to raise thebottles which have been brought toposition thereover and bring the four bottles on the forward end of thetable 46 into engagement with the four syrup gages of the tube while thefour bottles on the rear end of the table are brought into engagementwith the water gages 97, the bottles which have just been movedrearwardly from position beneath the syrup gages 72 resting upon thecentral portion of the reciprocating bottle raising table 46, as clearlyshown in Figures 1 and 4 of the drawings. During the operation of therevolution of the operating shaft 5, the rock frame 150 is movedrearwardly, and as the rockframe 150 moves rearwardly, the syrup gages72 and water gages 97 are given a quarter turn in the reverse direction,thereby closing communication between the filling openings 81 thereofand the liquid passages 85 of the tables 68 and opening communicationbetween said filling openings 81 of the gages and the passages 95 in thetables 68, the discharge openings 81 ofthe gages being also at this timebrought into communication with the passages 95, as clearly shown inFigure 9 of the drawings, thereby permitting the gages to dischargetheir contents into the bottles there beneath as the bottles moveupwardly towards said gages. After the bottles are filled, the capkicking mechanism for tubes 107 is operated through rearward movement offrame 150 to kick a cap through each slot 106 in the sleeves and toproper position over the bottles being brought toward the said gages 97and as these bottles receive their supply of water from said water gages97 to complete the filling opera tion of the bottles. As the bottles onthe rear end of'the vertically reciprocating bottle raising table 46complete their upward movement with the table, the caps engaged acrossthe same are caught by the ends of the bottle neck or head and drawn toproper position across the same so that the caps are securely clampedover the heads of the bottle necks as the latter move through thesleeves 100 into the discharge ends of the water gages 97, the capsbeing clamped by the beveled walls 99 of the discharge ends 98 of saidwater gages 97,- as previously described in detail. Attention may becalled at this time to the fact that the syrup will be properly directedfrom the syrup gages 72 into the bottles there beneath owing to the formof the discharge ends of said syrup gages 72 while the gaskets willpre-' vent waste of the water discharged from the water gages 97 to thebottle moving toward the same, as each bottle projects through thegasket 105, as clearly shown in Figures 8 and 9 of the drawings. By thetime the main drive shaft 5 has completed its revolution and the widestpart or point of the cam 9 is contacting with the roller 5%. all of thebottles on the ends of the bottle reciprocating raising table 46 willhave re ceive their fluid from the gages 72 and 97 and those that havebeen filled by the water gages 97 will have also had their caps clampedthereon so that as soon as the point of the cam 9 passes from beneaththe roller 5t, the table 46 will return to its lowermost position withthe filled and partially filled bottles resting on the end thereof andwithdrawn from engagement with the syrup gages 72 and the'water gages97. Then, as the main operating shaft 5 is making the first half of itssecond revolution, the rock frame 150 is again moved forwardly, causingoperation of the parts as described for the first half of the firstrevolution of the main shaft 5. The rocker frame 150 is then movedrearwardly upon the second half of the second revolution of the mainoperating shaft 5, and the next set of bottles supplied withsyrup andwater and capped as de scribed for the second half of the firstrevolution of the main operating shaft 5. This operation is repeated asdescribed for each revolution of the main operating shaft 5, as long asthe machine is operated and it is therefore believed that furtherdescription of the construction and operation of the parts of thismachine will be unnecessary."

lVhile the preferred embodiment of the in I vention has been shown anddescribed, it will be understood that minor changes in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to within thescope of.

the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.i

What is claimed is 1. A bottle filling and capping machine comprising a.supporting frame, stationary tables mounted in said supporting frame, avertically movable table beneath said stationary tables, a rocker framemovable longi- '1 tudinally above said stationary tables, fluid gagesarranged in pairs in said stationary" tables, gages of one'stationarytable serving to only partially fill bottles brought into" engagementtherewith, the gages carried by the remaining stationary table servingto complete the filling operation, means for conveying bottles acrosssaid vertically movable table, a main operating shaft, means.

controlled by said main operating shaft to raise said vertically movabletable to bring certain of the bottles upon said Vertically movable tableinto engagement with the two sets of fluid gages, means controlled bysaid main operating shaft to operate said rocker frame, and means tosupply a cap for each bottle at the completion of the filling operationthereof.

2. A bottle filling and capping machine comprising a supporting frame, astationary frame member extended transversely in said supporting frame,a movable table normally restingjin said stationary frame-member,

spaced forward and rear stationary tablesabove saidmovable table, anendless conveyor for carrying bottles across said vertically movable tabe, syrup gagesmounted in said forward stationary table, water gagesmounted in sald rear stationary table, a

rocker frame reciprocally mounted above said stationary tables, meanscontrolled by said.

rocker frame to. operate the bottleconveying means upon movement of saidrocker comprising a supporting frame, a stationary frame member,extended transversely in said supporting frame, a movable table normallyresting in said stationary frame member,

spaced forward and rear stationary tables above said movable table, anendless congages to their receiving and discharging posit-ions, meansfor supplying a'cap for each bottle brought into engagement with saidwater gages, and means controlled by each bottle to open the gages andpermit filling thereof as the bottles move toposition beneath saidgages.

4. A bottle filling and comp-rising a supporting frame, a transverseframe member within said supporting frame v and providedrwith a centralopening, a vertically movable table normally resting 1n said, opening,forward and rear stationary tables above said vertically movable ta ble,syrup gages mounted in said forward stationary table, water gagesmounted in said rear stationary table, a main operating shaft, a rockerframe above said stationary tables, means for conveying bottles acrosssaid Vertically movable table, means operated by said rocker frame-toactuate the last mentioned means, means controlled by said; mainoperating shaft to cause a forward movement and a return movement ofsaid rocker frame upon each revolution of said main operating shaft,means controlled by said main operating shaft to raise said table onceduring its revolution of said main operating shaft-t0 bring the forwardvbottle on said vertically movable table into engagement with said syrupgages to be partially filled thereby and at the same time bring the rearbottles on said vertically movable table into engagement with saidwater, gages to complete the filling of said bottles with water, andsupportlng means for said rocker frame mounted in saidmainsupportingframe.

l 5. A bottle filling and comprising a supporting frame, a transverseframe member within said supporting frame and provided with a centralopening, a vertically movable table'normally resting, in said opening,forward and rear stationary tables above said vertically movable table,

"syrup gages mounted in said forward stationary table, water gagesmounted in said rear stationary table a mam operatmg shaft, a rockerframe above said stationary tables,

means for conveying bottles across said vertically. movable table, meansoperated by said rocker frame to actuate the last mentioned cap-pingmachine capping machine and a return movement of said rocker frame, uponeach revolution of said mam operating,

shaft, means controlled by said main operatmg shaft to raise said tableonce during each revolution of said main oieratin shaft to b 1 bring theforward bottle on said vertically movable table into engagement withsaid syrup gages to be partially filled thereby and at the same timebring the rear bottles On said vertically movable table into en--gagement with said water gages to complete the filling ofsaid bottleswith water, supporting means for said rocker frame mounted in said mainsupporting frame, and means for supplying the filled bottle with a capas the filling operation is completed.

6. A bottle filling and capping machine comprising a supporting frame, atransverse frame member within said supporting frame, said transverseframe member having a central opening, a vertically movable table withinsaid opening, means for moving bottles across said transverse framemember and said vertically movable table in pairs and sets,a mainoperating shaft for controlling the last mentioned means, meanscontrolled by said main shaft 'for raising said table, a rock frameabove said vertically movable table, operative connections between saidmain operating shaft and said rock frame, means for operating the bottlemoving means being connected with said rock frame, gages supported abovesaid vertically movable table, means actuated bysaid rock frame and the"bottles to cause a filling of the gages and discharging of the contentsthereof into the bottles as the latter are raised by the table inengagement with said gages, means for guidingthe bottle moving means,and means for guiding and resiliently supporting said vertically movabletable and preventing a sudden return of the vertically movable table toits lowermost position.

7. A bottle filling and capping machine comprising a supporting frame, atransverse framemember within said supporting frame, said transverseframe member having'a central opening, a vertically movable table withinsaid opening, means for moving bottles across saidtransverse framemember and said vertically movable table in pairs and sets, a mainoperating shaft for controlling the last mentioned means, meanscontrolled by said 'main shaft for raising said table, a rock frameabove said vertically movable table, operative connections between saidmain operating shaft and said rock frame, means for operating the bottlemoving means being connected with said rock frame, gages supported abovesaid vertically movable table, meansactuated I by said rock frame andthe bottles to cause

